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TJVQ Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport
Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: VQS
Lat/Long: 18-08-05.3200N / 065-29-37.0200W
18-08.088667N / 065-29.617000W
18.1348111 / -65.4936167
(estimated)
Elevation: 49 ft. / 14.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13W (2000)
From city: 3 miles SW of ISLA DE VIEQUES, PR
Time zone: UTC -4 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 00765

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1968
Sectional chart: PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SAN JUAN CENTER
FSS: SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: TJSJ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes, FEE FOR ACFT OVER 7500 LBS GWT.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
  • UNICOM MONITORED 0600-1830.
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQS 128.65/279.6 (EL YUNQUE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
STTr254/29.8ST THOMAS VOR/DME108.6010W
SJUr134/33.9SAN JUAN VORTAC114.0011W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4301 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Double wheel: 40.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: GRADIENT 0.54% UP SW.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 18-08.007000N18-08.170333N
Longitude: 065-29.978667W065-29.255333W
Elevation: 48.8 ft.25.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.5% DOWN0.5% UP
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 076 true270 magnetic, 257 true
Displaced threshold: 896 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:4301 TODA:4301 ASDA:4301 LDA:3405TORA:4301 TODA:4301 ASDA:4301 LDA:4301
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: none10 ft. road, 325 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PUERTO RICO PORTS AUTH
HC-01 BOX 9421
VIEQUES, PR 00765-9244
Phone 787-741-0515
Manager: WILLIAM FEBLES
ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIGUEZ AIRPORT, HC-01 BOX 9421
VIEQUES, PR 00765-9244
Phone 787-741-8358
OR 787-741-0515.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 5
Multi engine airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 100/day *
71% air taxi
27% transient general aviation
2% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 21 May 2012

Additional Remarks

CLSD TO UNSKED AIR CARRIER OPER WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT 24 HRS PPR, CALL AMGR 787-741-8358.
PPR FOR OTHER B-III AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND LTD TO A WINGSPAN OF 88.75 FT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (166KB)
 
Departure Procedures
VEDAS THREE (RNAV)   download (213KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (162KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

TIST - Cyril E King Airport (32 nm E)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (34 nm NW)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (40 nm NW)
TISX - Henry E Rohlsen Airport (47 nm SE)
TJPS - Mercedita Airport (61 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4209:42
Sunrise06:0510:05
Sunset18:4922:49
Evening civil twilight19:1223:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 17:52:06
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 13:52:06
 
METAR
TJNR 
11nm NW 
131653Z AUTO 11010KT 10SM SCT024 31/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03110256 TSNO
TAF
TIST 
31nm E 
131129Z 1312/1412 11010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 FM132100 08008KT P6SM FEW030
TJSJ 
35nm NW 
131129Z 1312/1412 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 FM131300 07012KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN080 FM132130 09006KT P6SM FEW025
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Miles Price ($)
HIX ISLAND HOUSE 1.5 
W RETREAT & SPA - VIEQUES ISLAND 1.7 460-1085
SEA GATE HOTEL 3.6 

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